Sleeve for garments.



J. J. CRONIN. SLEEVE FOR GARMENTS. APPLICATION EILBD APR.18,1912.

Emma/tot Patented July 8, 1913.

JOHN J. (mourn, or .PL

ATTSIBURG, NEW YORK.

SLEEVE FOR GARMENTS.

To all whom z'tmay concern Be it known that 1', JOHN .T. (Juonm, a citizen of the United States, residing at Plattsbur in the county of Clinton and State of eW York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleeves for Garments; and I do declare the follow ing to he a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to sleeves for garments.

One object of the invent-ion is to provide a sleeve for garments having an outer sect-ion which may be removed from the inner upper section to form a short sleeve or may be removed when soiled and replaced by a clean lower section thus obviating the necessity of laundrying the entire garment when the cuffs or lower sections of the sleeves be come soiled.

Another object is to provide a sleeve of this character having an improved Form of connection between the upper. statimiary section and the lower detachable section whereby the hand and arm may be readily slipped through the sleeve and whereby the fastening devices are covered and hidden from view.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel .i'eatures of (.OIlSlllllCtlUIl, and the coml-iination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings; Figure '1 is a perspective view of a portion of a shirt provided with my improved sleeve and showing the sections assembled to form a full length sleeve; Fig. 2 is a similar view with the lower section of the sleeve removed. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the lower section of the sleeve; Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of'a portion of the upper and ower sections of the sleeve; Fig. 5 is a similar view of the lower end of the upper section.

Referring more particularly to the draw ings .1 denotes the upper or inner section of the sleeve and 2 denotes the lower outer section ll'ierco't'. The upper section 1 of the sleeve may be of any desired length and is here shown as terminating a short distance be low the elbow. The lower end 01 the upper section I of the sleeve is turned up and folded upon itself and stitched to form an Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 18, 1912. Serial imp rovenlenis in Patented July 8, 1913. No. 691,574.

outer tuck 3, an inner tuck 4 and a central or inlermmliatc luck 5. In the intermediate luck 5 are formed ascries of button holes (3. The lower or outer section 2 of the sleeve is provided on its upper or inner end with a hem and has secured thereto a series of buttons 7 which are adapted to be engaged with the button holes 6 in the intermedia e tuck ii of the upper sleeve section thereby detachably connecting said sections of the sleeves together. The upper end of the lower section of the sleeve when engaged with the upper section and buttoned onto the tuck 5 has its upper end disposed between the intermediate tuck 5 and inner luck 1, said upper end of the lower sleeve section being thus covered and protected by the inner luck, so that in putting the hand and arm through the sleeve, the hand or parts of other garment sleeves which may be on the arm will be prevented from catching into the upper end of the outer section of the sleeve, thus permitting the sleeve to be freely and easily slipped onlo the arm.

By providing the outer tuck 3 which is of somewhat greater width than the intermediate tuck and disposed over the latter, said outer tuck will cover the button holes and buttons forming the connection between the two sections of the sleeve, thus hiding the connection from view as well as preventing the buttons from catching into other objects. By arranging the buttons on the lower detachable section of the sleeve the danger of the buttons catching into other objects when the lower section of the sleeve is removed is further obviated.

By means of a sleeve constructed in accordance with my invention, the lower end of the sleeve may be removed when desired thus oljiviating the necessity of rolling up and massing the sleeve as is now the custom when it is desired to shorten or hold the sleeves up. By providing a plurality of lower sleeve sections the same may be removed from the upper sections when the culls or lower ends of the lower section become soiled and a fresh clean section attached to the upper sleeve section in place of the soiled section thereby obviating the necessity of changing the entire garment when the lower ends or cull's of the sleeves become soiled.

It will be noted by reference to Figs. 3 and l of the drawings that the edge of the material at the outer end of the upper section of the sleeve after forming the tucks as herein described is turned in and stitched between the material forming the tucks so that no obstruction is through the sleeve.

lly the various lengths and plurality o't' tucks as arranged the lower edge of the upper section 1 is lower section is properly posiattached to said upper section discomfort will be experienced by the wearer and a uniform lexibility ot' the sleeve is maintained. Further the construction and various lengths of the tucks permit the same to be separated to ti oned and no appreciable expose the button holes for receiving the.

formed to intcrtcre I with the tree passage of the hand and arm gradually reduced in thlcltness and when the upper connecting .edge of the lower section,

section and a lower or detachable section. said upper section having its edge formed i with a plurality of receiving tucks 0t variable length comprising 'liolds of the material upon itself whcrebw an outer wide guard or member is formed and the folded por- I tions gradually reduced in Width, an inter- 3 mediate protecting member provided with a series ot button holes, and buttons secured to the lower or detachable section ad acent to the ed ge thereof, the latter being adapted to be inserted between the innerand interthe buttons in contact.

mediate tucks with with the outer wide tuck, whereby the wide tuck can be readily grasped and separated tor said buttons being entirely covered by and projected from both sides of the sleeves when the sections are connected by the tucks thus constructed.

In testiinoin whereof I hax e hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit- JOHN J. CRONIN.

lVitnesses:

lViL-Luu. SEYMOUR, m) E. MGGAFFEY.

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